Bupa suffers data breach, over 500,000 customer data affected

Bupa has announced that an employee inappropriately copied and removed
data of 547,000 international health insurance customers.
Customer information that were affected during the breach includes
nationalities, date of birth, names, some contacts and administrator
information but not financial or medical data.Also Read: UK hacker exploits online bank loophole to steal £100,000 According to an online statement,
Bupa explained that data relating to 108,000 international insurance
plans were taken and that they belonged to customers whose policy names
begin with "BI". They assured British customers of their data safety but
said that those who purchased plans for abroad could be affected in the
breach. The
managing director of Bupa Global, Sheldon Kenton gave assurance that a
thorough investigation was underway and that the FCA (Financial Conduct
Authority) and other UK regulators were informed. so
far the private healthcare firm says the employee responsible has been
dismissed and that appropriate legal actions have been taken.
The firm says that they have contacted affected customers and informed
the of the breach. The firm also wrote tips for their customers to use
in identifying scams and fraudulent phishing tactics employed by
cyber-criminals.